Colleges: OU suspends RB Mixon for season

NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma freshman running back Joe Mixon has been suspended from all football activities with the program for the upcoming year, the university announced Monday.

The ruling came after Mixon was charged Friday with misdemeanor assault stemming from an incident in which he was accused of punching a 20-year old Oklahoma student, breaking four bones in her face, during an altercation at a restaurant on July 25.

The school also said that "with appropriate conditions," Mixon would be permitted to continue as an OU student and eligible for student aid.

It's potentially a huge loss for the Sooners, who were counting on Mixon's playing immediately after he was the most heralded recruit in OU's most recent recruiting class.

Top QB to joinUH in January

Waco Midway senior Ben Hicks, considered one of the top quarterbacks in the state, has signed a financial-aid agreement and will enroll at the University of Houston in January, coach Tony Levine said Monday.

Earlier this summer, Hicks was ranked the No. 2 quarterback at the Elite 11 Camp in Beaverton, Ore.

The 6-2, 200-pounder threw for 3,741 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior.

Odds and ends

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller reinjured his throwing shoulder in practice, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch. School officials declined to confirm that the quarterback was hurt again or speak to the severity of the injury. Miller missed spring practice after surgery on his right shoulder. …

Three schools named starting quarterbacks, while the coach of one ranked team said the identity of his starter would not be known until the season opener in Houston. Iowa State named junior Sam Richardson, Kentucky picked sophomore Patrick Towles, and Purdue decided on sophomore Danny Etling. But Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen said whether returning starter Joel Stave or challenger Tanner McEvoy starts for the No. 14 Badgers won't be revealed until the game against No. 13 LSU begins on Aug. 30 at NRG Stadium.